Intro To Season 2: Advice for the Challenging Times: Be Adaptive!

There's a switch up here - Alan interviews Steven and Melissa on the latest happenings as they've been traveling through Europe for the past few months.   Take a listen to the ups, downs, breakthroughs, and inspiration coming in 2018!   [00:32] What's Up, Creative Hustlers! Steven, Melissa and Alan here. [02:06] Switching it up, Alan will be interviewing Steven & Melissa! [03:18] The most eye opening experience of the past 2 months since leaving San Diego! [03:36] Steven & Melissa discuss their travels thus far. [04:00] First, OpenEye Global Summit in Pittsburgh. [05:30] From Jersey, to Rome, and then to a Italian class in Tuscany for Melissa! [06:30] Steven grew up speaking italian at home! [08:51] Montepulciano, little medieval town in Italy. [09:46] Melissa recommends getting a car if you visit Italy. [10:31] Steven & Melissa visited the roman baths in Bagno Vignoni! [12:14] Melissa got a scholarship to an Italian school in Montepulciano! [12:50] Gorgeous apartment and hanging with family north of Milan. [13:05] Steven & Melissa became mentors for Bocconi University Entrepreneurship Club. [13:40] Day one of the mentorship was less than exciting, but Day Two was uplifting. [14:45] Getting to the heart of entrepreneurship, instead of just the ideal. [16:00] Managing and scaling teams, when they are all in different places. [16:50] Really great to hear their ideas, and see what they were concerned about. [18:00] After redemption at Bocconi, the Creative Hustlers headed to Sardinia for the regatta! [19:08] And then 9 days in Munich, Germany! [19:33] Munich was great! Everything was clean, people were nice, the transportation was reliable. Diverse, urban, and interesting! Very livable city! [21:19] The language barrier wasn't an issue, and amazing Asian food in Munich! [23:55] Living in major urban cities, you take for granted the wide variety of food and culture. [25:10] 10 days of family travel with Steven's family to visit their family roots, from Rome to Sicily, Messina, in Siracusa. [26:00] Steven & Melissa are now residing in Siracusa for about 6 weeks. [27:03] Working out of Impact Hub Siracusa in Sicily. It's an awesome coworking spot, good size town, and great community. [28:20] The pivot that The Creative Hustler will be undergoing! [29:06] Transparent Moment: We tried to build a community on the quick, and shunned away from our actual money maker. [29:45] The Creative Hustler Consultancy: Latin & Code. [30:30] We're going to start a lot of little fires, and see what extinguishes itself, and which grow! [31:00] What grew for the Creative Hustler this year, and what allows us to do this podcast. [32:30] Systems and behind the scenes [32:58] Latin & Code is our main hustle, and we share our experience from there on the podcast. [33:56] Even Alan needs to showcase his amazing marketing skills. [34:33] We're bringing more experts this year, recaps, and many more 3oz or Less episodes! [34:50] We're going to be giving you specific value with these 3oz or Less episodes, in small bites. [36:48] Check out the the mini version of our Personal Branding e-course now available on Udemy! Under $20! [37:09] Steven will be teaching at Drexel University (Here's the Open Enrollment Page) in 2018, thanks to John Bertino, and Melissa will be doing a workshop on Email Marketing for SCORE. [38:42] How Melissa & Steven get pumped up and inspired while traveling. [39:07] They met a German rapper in Munich, and has some great music videos. [40:00] Jamming to Jovanotti! [41:42] The biggest challenge of this digital nomad lifestyle for Steven & Melissa... [42:11] Wifi is always a challenge, and the electricity can be temperamental. [43:00] We're spoiled in America, here's why! [43:36] To turn back on the electricity, you have to run down 89 steps to flip the switch, and run back to flip the other switches. [45:16] Restaurants open later [46:40] It's important to understand the schedule for the culture and organize your day. [48:03] Lunch is a big deal in Siracusa especially at Impact Hub! [48:50] One of the best things has been having the time to reflect and adjust. [49:05] Advice for the challenging times. [49:20] Be Adaptive! [50:12] Be open! Deal with the charm. [50:40] This city is very old, they have got this shit down! [51:17] It's centering to be around such old locations with Greek ruins and so much history [53:40] Grab a coffee or pasta with any Creative Hustler throughout history…… [54:00] Steven chose Linguini and Clams with Archimedes, who's also from Siracusa! [54:50] He created many mathematical formulas we still use today. [57:01] Melissa would chose cappuccino with Ellen Degeneres and wine with Tony Robbins! [1:00:50] Here's how to find Steven & Melissa on the internet! [1:01:00] Please leave us a review! Preferably 5 stars! [1:02:16] Peace Out, Creative Hustlers! [1:02:23] Melissa's Moment of Hustle!   Contact Steven and Melissa: http://www.latinandcode.com/ http://thecreativehustler.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thecre8tivehustler https://twitter.com/cre8tivehustler https://www.instagram.com/thecreativehustler/